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Not only can I print from my MacBook Pro but my husband can print from his HP laptop as well without having to switch the connection between the two of us. It took 5 minutes to set this up on my Mac. We rarely use the scanner on our MP610 but when we do, having to get off our butts to wire the connection is a small inconvenience because 99% of the time it suits our needs.
As someone else mentioned already, Canon says the Pixma MP470 does not support other adapters (I even contacted their support department) but it is not true. I don't own this so I can't comment on it's functionality but you do not need this. After reading the aforementioned review, I tried my own Bluetooth adapter (paid $8.99) and it worked fine--although, depending on your adapter, you may need a USB extender like I did.
I picked up three for $9.99 on Ebay and it has plug and play functionality. Scanning and copying must be done via USB.I have a Canon MP610 and a MacBook Pro 17" running OSX 10.5 (Leopard) Instead of buying this, just buy an AluraTek Bluetooth adapter. Just like the other users, though, I can only print wirelessly.
This adaptor has poor range, and it takes a long time to print most things. Not really worth the money.
I use an aluratek abd2020, and everything works fine right out of the package. At least that's the case for my mp610 AIO. Save your money and try any usb bluetooth adapter for $10-$20 or so (might want to see that it has an extension cradle in case you want to move it around to improve range). This product works fine for what is intended, that is, printing wirelessly.The range is somewhat limited because it is bluetooth, not wifi, and you cannot scan to your computer, but neither can you do so with many wireless print servers. What canon doesn't tell you, of course, is that this adapter doesn't offer any additional functionality over any bluetooth dongle off-the-shelf. Just follow canon's instructions for bluetooth in the onscreen manual and GO.
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